Back in eighth grade, I remember reading an awesome story in our English book. It was about a boy who goes on some kind of quest. You think it's a tribal thing, until he begins to see skyscrapers and the George Washington Bridge and stuff. Then you realize he is living as a savage after World War 3. Also in that book was Leiningen vs. The Ants, another awesome story. Does anybody know what the story was? I appreciate it.
"How could we possibly appreciate the Mona Lisa if Leonardo had written at the bottom of the canvas: 'The lady is smiling because she is hiding a secret from her lover.' This would shackle the viewer to reality, and I don't want this to happen to 2001." - Stanley Kubrick
Originally posted by Parts UnknownBack in eighth grade, I remember reading an awesome story in our English book. It was about a boy who goes on some kind of quest. You think it's a tribal thing, until he begins to see skyscrapers and the George Washington Bridge and stuff. Then you realize he is living as a savage after World War 3. Also in that book was Leiningen vs. The Ants, another awesome story. Does anybody know what the story was? I appreciate it.
Sounds like Tomorrow's Children by Poul Anderson and F.N. Waldrop
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Originally posted by shinstrifeIt also sounds like Waters of Bablyon. I think that's the title of the story.
Yeah, that's totally it! I can't believe how I can get answers here to some obscure stuff. Thanks.
"How could we possibly appreciate the Mona Lisa if Leonardo had written at the bottom of the canvas: 'The lady is smiling because she is hiding a secret from her lover.' This would shackle the viewer to reality, and I don't want this to happen to 2001." - Stanley Kubrick
Originally posted by Parts UnknownLeiningen vs. The Ants
I read Strawberries and Other Secrets in Grade 7. The short story you are referring to is part of that collection, as is "Pigs Is Pigs," "The Sniper," and "Lather and Nothing Else."
Well of course I'll want it when baseball season starts. But as a child of the MTV generation my attention span is legally obligated to be appallingly short, so by picking one now, I know I'll be bored with it long before the baseball season begins.